On Thursday 23 November, leading law firm Moorcrofts transformed Marlow Rowing Club into a hub of knowledge and camaraderie for a charity quiz in aid of Thames Valley Adventure Playground. The event drew 11 teams into the spirited competition of…
At Moorcrofts, we believe that helping people extends beyond the services we provide and that it is important to be a part of our community by supporting local charitable initiatives. We are therefore delighted to be hosting a charity quiz…
Are you considering selling your business within the next five years? Whether you’re looking to exit to a third party, explore management buyouts, or simply want to ensure your exit strategy is tax-efficient, our upcoming webinar in conjunction with Nunn…
Moorcrofts Head of Technology and IP and CEO of Orcro, Andrew Katz will speak at the 2023 OpenAtom Global Open Source Summit, taking place in Beijing from 11 to 13 June 2023 for the second consecutive year. This year’s talk…
The details for the June meeting of the OpenChainUK WorkGroup have now been announced: Date: 7th June 2023 Time: 12:00 – 17:00 Venue: First Light Fusion – Mead Road, Yarnton, Kidlington OX5 1QU Please note The meeting will also be…
With allyship becoming an increasingly important part of building an effective equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy in the workplace, the employment team at Moorcrofts is collaborating with leading people development consultancy, Odyssey, for its latest free employment webinar at...
We’re delighted to announce the details for the next meeting of the OpenChain UK workgroup: Date: 28th March 2023 Time: 13:00 - 17:00 Venue: Both virtual and physical. You can select your preference on the booking form. The physical meeting will...
Moorcrofts is hosting a free employment law update webinar on 26 April 2023, with Matt Jenkin and Lindsey Abbott. Book here.
Moorcrofts' Head of Technology and IP, Andrew Katz will speak at the EU Open Source Policy Summit, taking place the day before FOSDEM, on Friday 3 February in the beautiful city of Brussels. Andrew will form a panel, alongside Carlo Piana, Karen...
Moorcrofts sister company and leading open source compliance company, Orcro is proudly sponsoring the ‘Press Room’ at the first annual State of Open Con 2023, taking place on February 7-8, 2023 at Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Parliament Square in London....
We’re delighted to announce the details for the next meeting of the OpenChain UK workgroup: Date: 26th January 2023 Time: 15:00 - 17:00 Venue: The offices of Analog Devices in Hayes, West London (near Heathrow) at the Old Vinyl Factory,...
Menopause health in the workplace is predicted to be one of the hot HR topics for 2023 but up until very recently, this is a topic that simply wasn't discussed in UK businesses. With high-profile legal cases hitting the news and...
In the latest free employment law update webinar on 7 December 2022, the employment team at Moorcrofts will be looking at: the future of employment law with the impact of the Retained EU law bill and whether it will lead...
With organisations increasingly recognising the importance of the wellbeing of their employees, Matt Jenkin Employment Law partner at Moorcrofts will be joined by Miles Mather Executive Coach and Trainer on a free webinar to look at how businesses and individuals...
The next meeting of the OpenChain UK Work Group has now been announced. Date: Thursday 13 October Time: 11:00 - 13:00 Venue: Both virtual and physical (Beck Greener, London) The keynote speaker for the event will be Liz Rice, Chief Open...
Take to your starting gates and join Moorcrofts’ ‘Night at the Races’ in aid of its charity of the Year, SpecialEffect. SpecialEffect is a charity that puts fun and inclusion back into the lives of people with physical disabilities by...
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will speak at Partners& first Employment webinar on Thursday 8th September 2022 from 10:00am – 12:00pm. During the webinar, Matt Jenkin will look at the key Employment Law themes for the autumn and winter ahead, whilst Partners& Steve...
Moorcrofts Joint Managing Partner and Head of Technology, Andrew Katz will speak at the 2022 OpenAtom Global Open Source Summit, taking place in Beijing from 27 to 29 July, 2022. Hosted and organised by OpenAtom Foundation, the three day summit...
With a significant amount of employment law reform having been proposed but not yet implemented such as changes to the right to request flexible working, the Employment team at Moorcrofts are hosting a free employment law update webinar on Wednesday...
Following the release of the EU study on the impact of open source software and hardware on the EU economy, where our Joint Managing Partner and Head of Tech and IP, Andrew Katz led the Open Hardware section and co-authored...
Our Joint Managing Partner and Head of Tech, Andrew Katz will speak at the Open Compliance Summit, taking place virtually on the 16 December 2021. The Summit normally takes place in Japan, where Andrew has spoken in person twice. This...
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will join Howden’s Employee Benefits & HR thought-leader Steve Herbert, deliver Howden’s next Employment webinar on Thursday 9th December 2021 from 10:00am – 12:00pm. During the webinar, Matt Jenkin will provide useful insights on the vital topic...
Our Joint Managing Partner and Head of Technology, Andrew Katz will speak at The Institute for Ethical AI event - AI and Data Analytics: Responsible Adoption in Disruptive Markets, taking place at Oxford Brookes University on Thursday 2nd December, 6-8pm. The...
Our Joint Managing Partner and Head of Tech, Andrew Katz will speak at the European Space Agency’s fourth edition of Φ-week, taking place from 11-15 October 2021. About the Event The week long virtual event focuses on how to accelerate...
With many employers adjusting to return to work as lockdown measures are eased and with employment tribunal decisions on various aspects of COVID now coming through on a regular basis, the Employment Team at Moorcrofts are hosting a free employment...
The OpenChain UK Work Group’s next meeting is being held via Zoom on Thursday 30 September from 14:00 – 15:30 BST. A full agenda will be launched prior to the meeting, which will be an interactive session with plenty of…
Matt Jenkin to speak at Howden Employment Webinar Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will join Howden’s Employee Benefits & HR thought-leader Steve Herbert, deliver Howden’s next Employment webinar on Thursday 10 June 2021 from 10:00am – 12:00pm. The webinar, chaired…
On Wednesday 24 March 2021, Moorcrofts Tech and IP Paralegal, Christopher McCormick will speak at the next Alternative Hangout, organised by Alternative Events and in partnership with AI for Services (a UKRI activity powered by KTN) for accountancy and legal…
The OpenChain UK Work Group’s first meeting for 2021 is being held via Zoom on Thursday 25 March from 14:00 – 15:30 GMT. The meeting will be an interactive session with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss OpenChain…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will join Howden’s Employee Benefits & HR thought-leader Steve Herbert, deliver Howden’s first Employment webinar of 2021. The webinar, taking place on Thursday 11 March will cover the following topics: Agenda and Timings 10:00: Delegate…
Moorcrofts Joint Managing Partner and Head of Tech, Andrew Katz, took part in the European Open Source & Free Software Law Event’s (EOLE) second webinar, on the topic of public sector collaborations around FOSS projects. About the Public sector collaborations…
On Wednesday 10 February 2021, Moorcrofts Joint Managing Partner and Head of Tech, Andrew Katz, will speak at FOSS Backstage, an exciting conference dedicated to everything related to FOSS governance and open collaboration. About FOSS Backstage FOSS Backstage, now in…
2020 saw many businesses facing employment law challenges as the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic was felt. With 2021 likely to bring similar issues, the Employment Team at Moorcrofts are hosting a free employment law update webinar on Tuesday 2…
The third OpenChain UK Work Group meeting is being held via Zoom on Thursday 3 December from 14:00 – 16:00 GMT. The meeting will be an interactive session with plenty of opportunity to ask questions about OpenChain adoption, which hopefully…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will join Howden’s Employee Benefits & HR thought-leader Steve Herbert, deliver Howden’s last Employment webinar of 2020. The webinar, taking place on Thursday 10 December will cover the following topics: Agenda and Timings 10:00 Delegate…
Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts Joint Managing Partner and Head of Technology will form part of the panel, alongside experts from Alekto Metis, PWC and Source Code Control at the OpenChain Project’s mini-summit. Taking place via Zoom on 29 October from 15:00…
Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts Joint Managing Partner and Head of Technology will deliver a webinar, on Open Hardware, exploring the dynamics of open technologies, as part of ASTP’s Tea Time series, on 24 November at 17:00 – 18:00. About the webinar…
The OpenChain UK Work Group is holding its second meeting via Zoom on Wednesday 30 September from 14:00 – 16:00 BST. This meeting will build on the success of the inaugural meeting in July which attracted a stellar roster of…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will be delivering a presentation, entitled: ‘Employment Law – The F Word’ as part of Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing’s first Employment Webinar on Thursday 10 September. The webinar will be looking at UK employment…
Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts Joint Managing Partner and Head of Technology will deliver a presentation proposing the OpenChain compliance standard as a framework for open source compliance in M&A as part of OpenUK’s series of Future Leaders training sessions on Friday…
On Tuesday 26 November, Matt Jenkin had the privilege of speaking at the Howden employment seminar at the British Museum in London. For those that were unable to make the seminar, Matt has provided a brief overview of the event…
Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts CEO and Head of Technology has been confirmed as a speaker at ORConf 2019, taking place in beautiful Bordeaux, France over the final weekend of September, 27th to 29th, 2019. About ORConf 2019 ORConf, organised by the…
Employment law is constantly changing and keeping up with those changes can be a constant challenge for businesses. Whether it’s getting ready for the changes implementing the Government’s Good Work plan, understanding the very latest on how employers should be…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will speak at the next educational, engaging and enjoyable Howden Employee Benefits Employment Seminar. The free to attend seminar will be held on Tuesday 4 June from 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM at the world-famous…
Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts CEO and Head of Technology will speak at the leading AEA-EAL conference, taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland (UK) on May 30 – June 1, 2019. This international Artificial Intelligence conference, entitled ‘AI Beyond the Hype – Benefits,…
Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts CEO and Head of Technology will speak at FLIGHT 2019, taking place on 1-2 April 2019 at Kimpton Fitzroy in London. About FLIGHT 2019 To be a successful organization today, you need the ability to build secure,…
Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts CEO and Head of Technology has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at OpenSym 2019, taking place on 20-22 August 2019 in Skövde, Sweden. What is OpenSym 2019? OpenSym 2019, the 15th International Symposium on Open Collaboration…
Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts CEO and Head of Technology will speak at FOSDEM 2019, on Saturday 2 February , in the beautiful city of Brussels, (Belgium) at the Solbosch campus of the ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles). What is Fosdem? FOSDEM…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will speak at the first of a new series of educational, engaging and enjoyable employment seminars by Howden Employee Benefits. The free to attend seminar will be held on Wednesday 6 February from 9:00 AM…
For many organisations recruiting and retaining women in leadership and management roles is a key priority to ensure gender balance at work. With pressure on to increase gender diversity in senior positions and close the gender pay gap, how a…
Andrew Katz, CEO of Orcro Limited, will be speaking about OpenChain at the FINOS Open Source Strategy Forum on 14-15 November, in London. The Open Source Strategy Forum, is a two-day conference for financial technology professionals looking to accelerate open…
Andrew Katz, CEO and head of tech and IP at Moorcrofts, formed part of the panel at the PHG Foundation conference on 7 September 2018 in Cambridge, discussing regulating algorithms in healthcare, liability and intellectual property. The PHG foundation, along…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will speak at the next Jelf Employment Seminar on Thursday 18 October at M Shed in Bristol. Recent reports have shown that there’s been an increase in the number of equal pay claims against employers,…
On Tuesday 18 September 2018, Tash Whitaker, Head of Compliance at Moorcrofts, will speak at The Law Society conference, taking place at Chancery Lane, London. John F Kennedy famously said of his programme that “All this will not be finished…
On Friday 7 September 2018, Tash Whitaker, Head of Compliance at Moorcrofts, is a panel member at the Masters Conference, taking place in Broadgate, London. The Masters Conference brings together leading experts and professionals from law firms, corporations, and the…
This course is designed to give new DPL/DPOs an introduction to their obligations under the GDPR and the DPA 2018. It is not intended to make you an outstanding DPO in 2 days (no one can do that!), but rather…
Thames Valley Investment Network (TVIN) work with SMEs, entrepreneurs and companies seeking to raise finance by connecting them with highly active potential investors (‘business angels’), who frequently provide commercial experience and contacts, in addition to vital capital. TVIN was established…
Thames Valley Investment Network (TVIN) work with SMEs, entrepreneurs and companies seeking to raise finance by connecting them with highly active potential investors (‘business angels’), who frequently provide commercial experience and contacts, in addition to vital capital. TVIN was established…
On Thursday 14 June 2018, Andrew Katz, CEO and Technology Partner at Moorcrofts, will speak at FOSS Backstage, an exciting new conference, taking place in Kulturbrauerei, Berlin. The two-day conference, running from 13-14 June is dedicated to everything related to…
On Thursday 17 May 2018, Andrew Katz, CEO and Technology Partner at Moorcrofts, will speak at an Open Science Seminar at the University of Skövde. As data is generated at an unparalleled rate, the opportunities for exploring new areas of…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will speak at the next Jelf Employment Seminar on Wednesday 18 April at another excellent venue! This time in London at The Imperial War Museum which tells the stories of people’s experiences in modern war…
On Thursday 22nd March the BCS Open Source Specialist Group and Open Source Hardware User Group will host a free-to-attend event dedicated to the topic of open source software compliance in the supply chain. The ever-increasing complexity of embedded device…
We’re delighted to confirm, Moorcrofts CEO and Head of Technology, Andrew Katz will be speaking at FOSDEM taking place from 3 – 4 February 2018, in the beautiful city of Brussels (Belgium). FOSDEM widely recognised as the best conference of…
Moorcrofts is delighted to confirm, it will be exhibiting at this year’s Business in Oxford event on Wednesday 23 May at The Kings Centre in Oxford. Business in Oxford is organised and curated by B4 each year, and the biggest…
We’re delighted to confirm, Moorcrofts CEO and Head of Technology, Andrew Katz will be speaking at the next World IP Forum taking place from 16 – 18 January 2018 in Dubai. The theme for the conference is ‘Navigating the IP…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will speak at the next Jelf Employment Seminar on Thursday 23 November at Trinity House in central London. UK Plc is about to head into the uncharted waters of Brexit, and employers are increasingly nervous…
How to succeed in the “war for talent” is one of the key workforce issues that most organisations currently face. The ability to recruit and retain talented and skilled individuals is a key factor influencing the success of a business….
At this year’s highly successful ORConf event in September 2017, Andrew Katz presented on CERN Open Hardware Licence V2.0 and open hardware licensing. ORConf is an open source digital design and embedded systems conference, covering areas of electronics from the…
Matt Jenkin, Moorcrofts Employment Partner will speak at the next Jelf Employment Seminar on Tuesday 17 October at South West’s newest tourist attraction, Aerospace Bristol. With the ever-changing employment legislations, together with the uncertainties of Brexit, and the transforming political…
Andrew was in Sweden visiting clients and continuing research at the University of Skövde into issues around the implementation of Open Source software in business. The highlight of his trip was the opportunity to address the members of the LIM-IT…
With the General Data Protection Regulation coming into force on 25 May next year (and potentially a new Data Protection Act as disclosed in the Queen’s speech today), Moorcrofts is running a series of events to help businesses prepare. The…
Andrew Katz, head of technology law at Moorcrofts, visited FOSDEM in Brussels from 29th to 31st January 2016. FOSDEM is one of the world’s biggest Free and Open Source Software events, attracting over 5,000 delegates from over the world, including…
Andrew Katz, Technology Partner at Moorcrofts, will speak at a Open Source Hardware Camp in West Yorkshire, hosted by Wuthering Bytes on Saturday 26 September 2015. The conference, held at the Hebden Bridge Town Hall, focussed on why licences are…
Technology partner Andrew Katz visited Reykjavik for two days in October to meet with experts in open data and open government. Iceland’s financial crisis prompted a radical overhaul of the country’s political structures, including a crowd-sourced rewrite of the country’s constitution…
This year’s Ogg Camp ‘unconference’ was held in Oxford over the weekend 4th and 5th October 2014 at the Oxford Hotel. Moorcrofts sponsored the Moorcrofts Open Hardware Workshop, featuring demos involving equipment from Handibot and OpenTRV. Andrew Katz gave the first talk…
Andrew Katz, Technology Partner at Moorcrofts, spoke at an Open Hardware conference in New York, hosted by Creative Commons on 20 October 2014. The conference, held at the New York University Law Faculty, focussed on the legal aspects of licensing open…